Evidence limitation

Automated conformance checks are not complete accessibility evidence

Direct limitation

Automation cannot reproduce every assistive technology, disability interaction, interpretation or user need.

Stable record: LIM-K02-010
Claim status: PROJECT DOCTRINE
Last reviewed: 2026-08-16
Research cutoff: 2026-08-16
Source type: EVIDENCE LIMITATION
Currentness: Current for release 2.1.0; external sources require periodic revalidation.
Correction state: No unresolved public correction recorded for this release.
Machine record: Static JSON record

Static and browser automation can detect many structural, reflow, focus, contrast-adjacent and rendering defects.

Automation cannot reproduce every assistive technology, disability interaction, interpretation or user need.

A PASS can be overstated as universal accessibility.

Publish the test scope and preserve independent manual assistive-technology review as a known limitation.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 — W3C; WCAG 2.2, W3C Recommendation 12 December 2024; W3C Recommendation. Exact claim-support entries: 2. Revalidated 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z.